Residents near the coast placed sandbags to protect their houses from potential flooding, and also stocked up on hurricane supplies.

Mr. Wortman, a painter and roofer, placed sandbags on the ground, but the water kept coming.

Some crews placed sandbags on the floor to make up for the thin belly armor.

On the third sortie he placed sandbags around the nose of the mine, and tied the top of the mine to the iron roof support.

In response to the flooding, residents placed sandbags around houses and office buildings to prevent flood damage.

Particularly badly hit was Flint where the local authority had to be called out to help fire crews place sandbags at a number of properties.

Initially, some youths would place sandbags in the trunk of their customized cars in order to create a lowered effect.

He worked at the task of placing sandbags to repair damage done to the defences under a most galling fire.

In Washington, preparations began several days prior to the arrival of the hurricane, including placing sandbags in flood-prone areas.

The production crew placed sandbags on the floor to help him locate his marks.